From the salmon-colored sofa that is the center of the Arlo & Janis universe, this unique and quixotic comic strip has been just about everywhere. From unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to unsurpassed observational wit, Arlo & Janis is perhaps the most unpigenholeable comic strip ever. It also invents new words!
The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become, with their son Gene, perhaps the most believable family in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo & Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused at any given moment. However, readers eagerly return every day for another quaff from what has been the holy grail for a generation of comic-strip authors: quintessential Boomer humor.
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aipo86t said, 12 months ago
Can you say SOLD!
hawgowar said, 12 months ago
Wait until she tries to use the head. As the girl said, there’s a learning curve.
JP Steve
said, 12 months ago
Has everyone checked out the blog?
Arlo’s schooner
Antoine Lowray
said, 12 months ago
…really??!
rusty gate said, 12 months ago
Who’s watching the cat?
yoda1234 said, 12 months ago
@hawgowar
whaddaya mean? Tiny girl bladder should go well with tiny toilet! :)
Fairportfan2 said, 12 months ago
@JP Steve
I like the Cobra in the header, too.
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Got to drive a 289 CObra Many Years Agone.
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When i shifted gears a touch too quickly and it changed lanes, i pulled over and told the owner, “Quit laughing and drive us back.”
cabalonrye said, 12 months ago
It’s cute as long as you don’t have to use it. Trust me. Especially when your darling husband invited 10 people to share a small cruise.
Larry
said, 12 months ago
The parts of a boat are designed to be no bigger than they have to be. One exception would be the anchor (1/3 to 1/2 larger than recomended is a good idea). Those of you who were wondering about the steering wheel location in the last panel on June 7, this was common on boats forty or more years ago. You could sit on the curved box over the gear assembly and as the boat heeled over, you could slide along the curve to stay upright. Check out this link to see a boat currently for sale like the one in the comic (http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1964/Gaff-Rigged-Topsail-Schooner—1409548/Newport/RI/United-States). Schooners like this were usually made of wood or steel and they require a lot more maintenance than modern fiberglass boats.
ScullyUFO said, 12 months ago
Arlo, if Gus us having a hard time selling it, so will you.
Shirl Summ
said, 12 months ago
And the tiny little bathroom.
Dave53 said, 12 months ago
aarrrggg! real men hate that word!
david_42 said, 12 months ago
Can you say, “No room to store anything.”?
finale said, 12 months ago
I like Schooners; easy to drink out of.
marvee
said, 12 months ago
I thought everything was "cute " and “neat” they first day in an RV, but the same 4 Sq. ft. table doubling as desk, climbing into bed with little room around it, etc. got old pretty quickly.